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" My parents took an interest in nothing, at home no books, no records. My mother and my father are the emblem of indifference, dryness and bad taste. My father is also terribly stingy, in life as well as in feelings: I have never seen him filling up the bathtub."
Vincent Gallo

Meaning of "dryness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DRYNESS

ˈdraɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRYNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dryness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRYNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dryness in the English dictionary

The first definition of dryness in the dictionary is the quality of being dry rather than wet. Other definition of dryness is the quality of being dry rather than greasy. Dryness is also the quality of being dry rather sweet.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRYNESS

bulkiness · comeliness · craziness · dizziness · drowsiness · finis · friendliness · Guinness · hairiness · happiness · highness · holiness · laziness · loveliness · readiness · shyness · slyness · timeliness · trustworthiness · wryness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRYNESS

dryad · dryadic · drybeat · Dryden · dryer · drying · drying oil · drying-up · drying-up cloth · dryish · drylot · dryly · drymouth · dryopithecine · drysalter · drysaltery · Drysdale · drysuit · drywall · drywell

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRYNESS

awayness · business · busyness · cageyness · coyness · dailyness · dopeyness · everydayness · farawayness · feyness · gayness · glueyness · gooeyness · greyness · hokeyness · homeyness · mateyness · sameyness · spryness · uppityness · vaginal dryness

Synonyms and antonyms of dryness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRYNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dryness» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «dryness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRYNESS

Find out the translation of dryness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dryness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dryness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

干燥
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sequedad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dryness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सूखापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جفاف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сухость
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

secura
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শোষ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sécheresse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kekeringan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Trockenheit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

乾燥度
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

건조
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Garing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khô
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வறட்சி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कोरडेपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kuruluk
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

secchezza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

suchość
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сухість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

uscăciune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξηρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droogheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torrhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tørrhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dryness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRYNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dryness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dryness

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DRYNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dryness.
1
Vincent Gallo
My parents took an interest in nothing, at home no books, no records. My mother and my father are the emblem of indifference, dryness and bad taste. My father is also terribly stingy, in life as well as in feelings: I have never seen him filling up the bathtub.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRYNESS»

Discover the use of dryness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dryness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seven Steps to Nighttime Dryness: A Practical Guide for ...
In this easy-to-read book, she answers common questions such as “Did I do something to cause this problem?”, “How long until my child outgrows bedwetting?”, “Will my child ever be able to go to a sleepover without worrying?”, ...
Renee Mercer, 2011
2
Heart of dryness: how the last bushmen can help us endure ...
A chronicle of how the Kalahari Bushmen's history was intertwined with that of the drought in Africa includes coverage of their widely publicized battle with the Botswana government and offers a cautionary lesson about water issues facing ...
James G. Workman, 2009
3
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Dryness Mouth. — Great dryness of the mouth as if it were full of pins in the morning, yet not really dry. Spigelia Anthelmia (DN) Dryness Mouth. — Sensation as of dryness in the mouth. Sulphuricum .Icidum (Hg) Dryness Mouth. — Sensation ...
James William Ward, 1985
4
New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Dryness. 1. Dry throat, Aw. mur., Phyt. dec, Scr. corn., Sep. 2. ' Excessive dryness of the throat, Nut mosrh. 3. Dryness of fauces, with burning of the tongue, Bell. 4. His throat is so dry and constricted, that a little tea even came near choking him, ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
5
Secrets to Reaching Your Destiny
37.13 New International Version) The greater one lives in you The Era of dryness is a moment where a significant person does not see anything happening in his or her life from a natural stand point. The characteristic of adry season isnoticed ...
SALAY H. KEKULA, 2011
6
Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: An Annotated Translation of Huang ...
Because the yang brilliance [qi, i.e.,] dryness and metal, is at the fountain, the climate is disproportionately cool and disproportionately dry in the second half of such years. food with a disproportionately acrid flavor grows particularly well.
Paul U. Unschuld, Hermann Tessenow, 2011
7
The Complete Bedwetting Book: Including a Daytime Program ...
A step-by-step program for curing bedwetting, with separate sections for parent and child.
D. Preston Smith, M.D., 2006
8
Times of Spiritual Dryness
The evil prosperity is spreading very quickly as the brutal spirit of competition takes root, and this is fueled by the powerful images of power, wealth, fame, love, and beauty found everywhere on the internet, in advertising, on TV shows, ...
Joseph Musyimi Makato, 2014
9
Sjögren’s Syndrome: Practical Guidelines to Diagnosis and ...
21.5 demonstrating higher levels of oral, ocular, vaginal, and cutaneous dryness than controls. As with fatigue questionnaires, some of these sicca questionnaires are uni-dimensional [63, 64, 67] whereas others are multidimensional [65, 66, ...
Robert I. Fox, Carla M. Fox, 2011
10
Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: ...
For organochlorine experiments the water (100ml) was extracted with 40 ml of methylene chloride, concentrated to dryness and taken up in a small volume of hexane. The extract in hexane was injected into a gas chromatograph with an ...
Diane S. Henshel, Marsha C. Black, Michael C. Harrass, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRYNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dryness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beat the heat with frozen shower gel and chilled-out lip balm
It will work well on oily and other skin types, but be careful if you have a tendency to dryness. ALICE SAYS: My beauty routine includes weekly ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Wildfire spreads on Dog Mountain near Port Alberni
“Most people are not used to having this type of dryness around them.” A wildfire smoke advisory for the east and south coast of Vancouver ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
3
Fire danger in Jackson Hole drops to moderate
Spreadability is determined by dryness and wind. Another important consideration when determining fire danger is the availability of firefighting ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
4
Newsmaker: Winchell Delano, canoeing through flames
The dryness also keeps the bugs at bay, but that's not to say the team is all smiles. “It sucks, because amid all of that are fires burning and ... «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
5
June temperatures were second highest on record
The prolonged warmth took its toll in Alaska, where dryness and lack of winter snow created ideal wildfire conditionswith dozens of large ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
6
More evidence menopause symptoms may affect overall wellbeing
... up to menopause, women can experience symptoms ranging from irregular periods and vaginal dryness to mood swings and insomnia. «WHBL Sheboygan, Jul 15»
7
Your Garden: Kym Pokorny
Move potted plants and hanging baskets into the shade and check often for dryness. They may need to be watered at least twice a day. «Polkio.com, Jul 15»
8
Morning markets: easing China fears foster ag price revival
... are looking for a little relief on Canada's Prairies over the next week or so", meaning rainfall for an area where dryness is proving a big issue". «Agrimoney.com, Jul 15»
9
June 2015 was 2 nd warmest for the contiguous US
Prolonged warmth and dryness and lack of June snow created ideal wildfire conditions with dozens of large wildfires impacting central and southern areas of the ... «NOAA, Jul 15»
10
Haze won't clear until rain — possibly Sunday
Meanwhile, campers take note: The Coastal Fire Centre is prohibiting all campfires due to continued hot and dry conditions and the dryness of ... «The Tri-City News, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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